U.S. stock futures are inching higher on Thursday after markets ended lower on Wednesday, amid growing concerns regarding a “hiring recession” following the November jobs report, which was released on Tuesday.<br /><br />Traders and investors will be looking forward to the November Consumer Price Index, which is due later today, as a key inflation read that could provide the much-needed catalyst the markets need to set the tone for the final few trading days of the year.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the 10-year Treasury bond yielded 4.13% and the two-year bond was at 3.46%. The CME Group’s FedWatch tool‘s projections show markets pricing a 73.4% likelihood of the Federal Reserve leaving the current interest rates unchanged.<br /><br />The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:QQQ), which track the S&P 500 index and Nasdaq 100 index, respectively, were higher in premarket on Wednesday. The SPY was up 0.23% at $672.95, while the QQQ advanced 0.55% to $603.70, according to Benzinga Pro data.
